Re: [Autoconf] RFC 5889 (Was: Call for comments to a new AUTOCONF charter proposal)

"Charles E. Perkins" <charles.perkins@earthlink.net> Thu, 08 July 2010 17:29 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Autoconf] RFC 5889 (Was: Call for comments to a new AUTOCONF charter proposal)
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Hello Jari,

I support the publication of RFC 5889 with the inclusion of
the revisions as you and Erik have suggested below.

Regarding the last edit, I am also O.K. with that, but
with the understanding that link-local solutions are
neither favored or disfavored per se.  Wide applicability
and performance issues (for example) are (to me at least)
much more important.

Regards,
Charlie P.


On 6/29/2010 2:55 PM, Jari Arkko wrote:
> Christopher,
>
>> Incidentally the charter refers to RFC 5889, which is not yet published.
>> I see that is in AUTH48, but noted as on hold for a technical issue.
>> AUTH48 seems rather late for a technical issue, unless meaning a
>> publication technical issue rather than an engineering technical issue.
>
> Yes it is late. We approved the document but after approval there was a
> comment on the IETF last call thread from Erik Nordmark. We are trying
> to resolve it but unfortunately it took a long time for me to do so. But
> we are now trying to do it. The standing proposal is below, comments
> appreciated.
>
> Jari
>
> -----
>
> We talked about this during Anaheim but never got to the end of it.
> Sorry -- I should have posted a suggestion back then but other business
> has kept me busy. I have now looked at the discussion again.
>
> The essence of Erik's complaint was twofold. First, the document claimed
> that routing protocols require a unique IP address (and not just a
> router ID), which is not true. Second, that the document unnecessarily
> dismisses link local identifiers as addresses.
>
> About the first issue: Erik is right that not all routing protocols
> require unique IP addresses at all. But at the same time, apparently
> some routing protocols in the MANET space do require it (e.g., OSLR in
> RFC 3626). In a way, the document is factually correct on this point as
> it states that some protocols do have these requirements. But it may
> also be misleading from another perspective, as we certainly do not want
> to claim that using unique IP addresses is a recommended design for a
> routing protocol or the only possible model.
>
> The second issue is partially related to the first one, as one of the
> reasons for using non-link-local addresses is to enable the use of
> unique addresses in routing protocols. In any case, the intent was never
> to claim that link local addresses cannot be used. The document merely
> makes one recommendation about a commonly used addressing model in adhoc
> networks. I would like to defend the working group's right to publish
> such an "example model" -- particularly after years of effort spent in
> trying to find the true universal model. As long as the working group is
> not making false claims, this is clearly appropriate. But I can see that
> the document could be clearer about its claims.
>
> Here's a possible rewrite of Section 5 to address these issues:
>
> OLD:
> Routing protocols running on a router may exhibit different
> requirements for uniqueness of interface addresses; some have no such
> requirements, others have requirements ranging from local uniqueness
> only, to uniqueness within, at least, the routing domain (as defined
> in [RFC1136]).
>
> Configuring an IP address that is unique within the routing domain
> satisfies the less stringent uniqueness requirements of local
> uniqueness, while also enabling protocols which have the most
> stringent requirements of uniqueness within the routing domain. This
> suggests the following principle:
>
> o an IP address assigned to an interface that connects to a link
> with undetermined connectivity properties should be unique, at
> least within the routing domain.
> NEW:
> Routing protocols running on a router may exhibit different
> requirements for uniqueness of interface addresses; some have no such
> requirements, others have requirements ranging from local uniqueness
> only, to uniqueness within, at least, the routing domain (as defined
> in [RFC1136]). Many modern routing protocols do not need to employ
> unique addresses at all, and theoretically, their only requirement is that
> some router identifier is unique.
>
> Nevertheless, configuring an IP address that is unique within the routing
> domain satisfies the less stringent uniqueness requirements of local
> uniqueness, while also enabling protocols which have the most
> stringent requirements of uniqueness within the routing domain. As
> a result, many current deployments have chosen to employ the following
> simplifying principle:
>
> o an IP address assigned to an interface that connects to a link
> with undetermined connectivity properties should be unique, at
> least within the routing domain.
>
> And in Section 6.1:
>
> OLD:
> o There is no mechanism to ensure that IPv6 link-local addresses are
> unique across multiple links, hence they cannot be used to
> reliably identify routers (it is often desirable to identify a
> router with an IP address).
> NEW:
> o There is no mechanism to ensure that IPv6 link-local addresses are
> unique across multiple links, hence they cannot be used to
> reliably identify routers, should this be necessary in the chosen
> routing protocol.
>
> OLD:
> Therefore, autoconfiguration solutions should be encouraged to
> primarily focus on configuring IP addresses that are not IPv6 link-
> local.
> NEW:
> Therefore, a common theme in many autoconfiguration solutions is to
> focus on configuring IP addresses that are not IPv6 link-
> local.
>
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